The ensemble cast for the upcoming Disney+ Star Wars series The Acolyte, has now been confirmed, with the likes of The Matrix star Carrie-Anne Moss and Logan actress Dafne Keen now added to the already stacked roster. Revealed courtesy of StarWars.com, The Acolyte will be led by The Hate U Give and Bodies, Bodies, Bodies star Amandla Stenberg, with the rest of the supporting cast comprised of Queen & Slim star Jodie Turner-Smith, Squid Game actor Lee Jung-jae, The Good Place star Manny Jacinto, Russian Doll’s Rebecca Henderson, Men in Black 3 and Russian Doll star Charlie Barnett, and 1917 star Dean-Charles Chapman.
The addition of Carrie-Anne Moss to the Star Wars franchise is certainly an exciting one. Best known for her role as the freedom fighter Trinity in The Matrix franchise, Moss has also starred in the likes of Memento, Chocolat, and Red Planet on the big screen, as well as Jessica Jones and The Defenders on the small screen.
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Dafne Keen meanwhile is most recognized for her role as the mysterious and very deadly Laura in 2017’s Logan alongside Hugh Jackman and Patrick Stewart. Keen currently leads the adaptation of His Dark Materials on HBO, which is all set to return for its third and final season in December.
The talents of both Carrie-Anne Moss and Dafne Keen should make welcome additions to the Star Wars saga as it continues with The Acolyte on Disney+.
A New Synopsis for The Acolyte Reveals Details of the Star Wars Series
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As well as confirmation of the cast, a new synopsis for The Acolyte has revealed our first details of the Star Wars series. Described as “a mystery-thriller,” The Acolyte “will take viewers into a galaxy of shadowy secrets and emerging dark-side powers in the final days of the High Republic era. A former Padawan reunites with her Jedi Master to investigate a series of crimes, but the forces they confront are more sinister than they ever anticipated.”
Thus, The Acolyte will take audiences to an unexplored time in the Star Wars saga, setting the series around 100 years before the events of Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace. So, while Star Wars fans are used to events from a long time ago, The Acolyte will be a from a long, long, long time ago. A time when the Jedi Order was at its prime. Which should provide The Acolyte with a unique take on a galaxy far, far away.
Russian Doll’s Leslye Headland is the creator, showrunner, and executive producer on The Acolyte, and will also direct the pilot episode. Further details have also now been confirmed alongside the cast and synopsis, with The Acolyte set to be produced by Rayne Roberts and Damian Anderson with Kathleen Kennedy, Simon Emanuel, Jeff F. King, and Jason Micallef on board as executive producers.
Production on The Acolyte is now underway in the United Kingdom. The series has not yet been given a release date, but will stream exclusively on Disney+.
